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The memorial is a triangle intersecting a circle where images depicting the war are sandblasted onto the wall.  There are also life-size statues of soldiers and a reflection pool.

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer Seth Rossman.

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You must go here if you are at all interested in US history.  It holds the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Also in its exhibition are the Louisiana Purchase and the Emancipation Proclamation.

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This was the last home of President Woodrow Wilson.  He lived here for the last three years of his life and died in one of its bedrooms.  It’s located on Embassy Row and here Wilson entertained many eminent people.  The house continues to educate visitors about President Wilson and has many of his personal belonging

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Even if you aren’t Episcopalian, this Cathedral is a site to consider visiting.  It is important architecturally and has played an important role in US history.  The Cathedral has served as the site of state funerals for some American Presidents and where some American Presidents have prayed the day after being inaugurated.  Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gave the final Sunday sermon of his life in the Cathedral.  It is also noted for its incredible choir.  Look out for some famous people interred there as well like Woodrow Wilson.

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The Washington Monument is the obelisk built to commemorate President George Washington.  The monument is the world’s tallest stone structure and tallest obelisk.  It is the tallest structure in DC.  The monument is open daily for visits and admission if free but requires a ticket.

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The memorial is made of walls that are 246 feet 9 inches long with almost 60,000 names written upon them.  For aspiring architects, it is interesting to note that Maya Lin, who was chosen to design the monument, was just a young student at Yale University at the time.

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This is the US’s official memorial to the Holocaust.  Included in the emotion-evoking museum is the Hall of Remembrance, a memorial to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, and many exhibitions dealing with the Holocaust.  Come to this museum only if you are able to deal with graphic images and accounts of

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The presidential memorial is a large statue of the famous General seated upon a horse with fighting Union Artillery and Cavalry groups on other side.  Surrounding Grant are four large bronze lions.